The Rant: Major League Baseball should settle ties by arm wrestling

I don't know how many of them that there's been this spring, but tie games in exhibition baseball should never happen. The Cardinals and Braves played to a 1-all draw earlier this week and it made me slightly nauseous. I know it's meaningless baseball and the records don't count, but fans pay to see a game with an outcome so give them one. I'm not talking about pinch runner Matt Young scoring the tying run on a throwing error to help the Braves earn that exhilarating tie. I'm talking about fulfillment. Think fans left that day feeling like they'd gotten a bargain? Give fans a conclusion. If teams are still tied after 10 innings, find some creative solution to determine a winner. Pit two pitchers against each other for home run derby.

Have the two weakest players arm wrestle. Pick two kids out of the crowd, spin them around 15 times and whoever makes it to first base the quickest gets to pick the winner. Anything is better than the current setup. If baseball is going to keep its ridiculous tie-game theme going, players on both teams should be required to sign autographs for an extra hour after the game.